Honours
He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1877. His statue graces the Domain near the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The Federal division of Robertson, the former state electoral district of Robertson, and the NSW Southern Highlands town of Robertson were all named after him.
One of his daughters, Margaret-Emma, married the explorer Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, who built the first Marine Biological Station in Australia at Watsons Bay, New South Wales.
Read more about this topic: John Robertson (New South Wales Premier)
Famous quotes containing the word honours:
“If a novel reveals true and vivid relationships, it is a moral work, no matter what the relationships consist in. If the novelist honours the relationship in itself, it will be a great novel.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
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Come hither, and behold your fate.
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—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
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—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)